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Ep #166: Shoot your shot: An NBA postseason preview
30 mins; April 12, 2022
Ep #165: Tee it up: a Masters and MLB season preview
28 mins; April 07, 2022
Ep #164: Ball is life: March Madness recap and NBA playoff update
27 mins; April 05, 2022
Ep #163: Bring on the madness: A Final Four preview
25 mins; March 31, 2022
Ep #162: Calling for change: Gymnasts speak out against abuse
32 mins; March 29, 2022
Ep #161: A stunner down under — Tennis World No. 1 Ash Barty retires
30 mins; March 24, 2022
Ep #160: “Never shocked, always disappointed” — the Deshaun Watson trade
28 mins; March 22, 2022
Ep #159: Let the Madness begin! — a Women’s March Madness preview
21 mins; March 17, 2022
Ep #158: Deshaun Watson grand jury decision and Naomi Osaka’s experience at Indian Wells
24 mins; March 15, 2022
Ep #157: The NFL quarterback carousel and a bobsleigh bombshell
24 mins; March 10, 2022
Ep #156: Ice breakers — the PHF/PWHPA drama explained
22 mins; March 08, 2022
Ep #155: The WNBA’s airplane scandal and a Paralympics primer
26 mins; March 03, 2022
Ep #154: A WTF buffet: Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders scandal, Title IX lawsuit and more
26 mins; March 01, 2022
Ep #153: Pushing for progress: On trans rights and equal pay in sports
32 mins; February 24, 2022
Ep #152: A tale of three Olympians — Eileen Gu, Nathan Chen, Zhu Yi and Beijing 2022
32 mins; February 17, 2022
Ep #151: This story isn’t going anywhere — the Beijing 2022 Kamila Valieva saga
29 mins; February 15, 2022
Ep #150: The Rams? Who Dey? — Our Super Bowl Preview!
29 mins; February 10, 2022
Ep #149: Red flags everywhere — Updates from Beijing 2022: COVID-19, artificial snow and Peng Shuai
25 mins; February 08, 2022
Ep #148: Everything is happening — an NFL bombshell and an Olympics preview
28 mins; February 03, 2022
Ep #147: They came, they saw, they bargained — the NWSL’s groundbreaking CBA
28 mins; February 01, 2022
Ep #146: China and the media: The latest ahead of the Beijing Olympics
26 mins; January 27, 2022
Ep #145: When will hockey really be for everyone?
25 mins; January 25, 2022
Ep #144: How the NWSL’s Washington Spirit co-owner Y. Michele Kang is smashing the patriarchy
25 mins; January 20, 2022
Ep #143: Special, special! An Interview With Sedona Prince
25 mins; January 18, 2022
Ep #142: Beijing 2022: How censorship and COVID-19 could disrupt the Olympics
26 mins; January 13, 2022
Ep #141: Novax Djokovic wins in court
28 mins; January 11, 2022
Ep #140: The NBA’s loss is the WNBA’s gain: Becky Hammon blazes another trail
24 mins; January 06, 2022
Ep #139: Ellen and Steph’s Year in Review you didn’t ask for
36 mins; December 29, 2021
Ep #138: All we want for Christmas is safety first — COVID-19 and sports
24 mins; December 23, 2021
Ep #137: The latest on COVID-19 in sports and tennis star Peng Shuai
22 mins; December 21, 2021
Ep #136: How COVID-19 is affecting sports (again)
24 mins; December 16, 2021
Ep #135: Larry Nassar, the Olympics and institutional failure in sports
25 mins; December 14, 2021
Ep #134: The Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL) isn’t what it seems
23 mins; December 08, 2021
Ep #133: Why the U.S. is boycotting the Olympics and absurd salaries in college sports
26 mins; December 07, 2021
Ep #132: An update to the Peng Shuai story: the WTA is taking a stand
24 mins; December 02, 2021
Ep #131: Why the MLB’s looming lockout is a BFD
29 mins; November 30, 2021
Ep #130: Coaching drama in the NFL and feuds on the golf course
24 mins; November 24, 2021
Ep #129: Everyday I’m tussling: Fights and brawls in sports
26 mins; November 23, 2021
Ep #128: College Cup, MLS and NWSL playoffs...oh my!
19 mins; November 18, 2021
Ep #127: Sports and censorship in China
31 mins; November 16, 2021
Ep #126: Violence and sabotage in sports: Attack on PSG FĂ©minine players
30 mins; November 11, 2021
Ep #125: Everything you need to know about the 2021-22 college basketball season
28 mins; November 09, 2021
Ep #124: Fake vaccine cards and lying frauds: vaccine hesitancy in sports
25 mins; November 04, 2021
Ep #123: Changing the conversation around mental health in sports
27 mins; November 02, 2021
Ep #122: The latest WTF updates: Deshaun Watson and the Chicago Blackhawks
24 mins; October 28, 2021
Ep #121: The 2021 World Series: The most despised teams ever
24 mins; October 26, 2021
Ep #120: How the opioid crisis in sports is killing its athletes
22 mins; October 21, 2021
Ep #119: Diving into the Phoenix Mercury’s media snub and the NBA’s regular season
35 mins; October 19, 2021
Ep #118: Another coaching scandal: Jon Gruden and WFT explained
24 mins; October 14, 2021
Ep #117: Everything you need to know about the NHL season
28 mins; October 12, 2021
Ep #116: Gossip Girl, but make it hockey
27 mins; October 07, 2021
Ep #115: The NWSL’s institutional betrayal
32 mins; October 05, 2021
Ep #114: The disrespect for the WNBA is too high
27 mins; September 30, 2021
Ep #113: Things are about to change in Washington
25 mins; September 28, 2021
Ep #112: Everything you need to know about the WNBA postseason
20 mins; September 23, 2021
Ep #111: How do Tom Brady and Carli Lloyd do it?
28 mins; September 21, 2021
Ep #110: USA gymnasts vs. the FBI
22 mins; September 16, 2021
Ep #109: U.S. Soccer does not understand the assignment
27 mins; September 14, 2021
Ep #108: Everything you need to know about the 2021 NFL season
26 mins; September 09, 2021
Ep #107: Is it burnout? Naomi Osaka thinks she’s “going to take a break from playing”
24 mins; September 07, 2021
Ep #106: Men’s hockey culture is trash
24 mins; September 03, 2021
Ep #105: Naomi Osaka, mental health and gender equality in tennis
20 mins; August 31, 2021
Ep #104: Paralympics update and College Football primer
21 mins; August 27, 2021
Ep #103: Team USA’s Hilary Knight on the WWHC and the future of women’s hockey
30 mins; August 24, 2021
Ep #102: Christine Sinclair on winning gold at the Olympics, what’s next for her and the future of women’s soccer in Canada
31 mins; August 20, 2021
Ep #101: The deeply troubling case of Trevor Bauer
25 mins; August 17, 2021
Ep #100: The NWSL and NHL have a coaching problem
17 mins; August 13, 2021
Ep #99: Post-Olympics reset
19 mins; August 10, 2021
Ep #98: Olympics Edition: Christine Sinclair’s and Tokyo 2020’s impact on soccer
20 mins; August 06, 2021
Ep #97: Olympics Edition: Team USA basketball going for gold and global warming
19 mins; August 05, 2021
Ep #96: Olympics Edition: Out with the old, in with the new
21 mins; August 04, 2021
Ep #95: Olympics Edition: Athletes and asylum seeking
16 mins; August 03, 2021
Ep #94: Olympics Edition: The USWNT can’t win ’em all
16 mins; August 02, 2021
Ep #93: Olympics Edition: Week 1 recap and USWNT vs. CanWNT preview
18 mins; July 30, 2021
Ep #92: Olympics Edition: Are athletes *actually* competing *for* their countries?
20 mins; July 29, 2021
Ep #91: Olympics Edition: Non-binary athletes are already being misgendered
16 mins; July 28, 2021
Ep #90: Olympics Edition: Simone Biles and mental health at the Games
16 mins; July 27, 2021
Ep #89: Olympics Edition: The kids are alright
16 mins; July 26, 2021
Ep #88: Ellie Black on the Tokyo Games, Simone Biles and preparing for her 3rd Olympics
35 mins; July 24, 2021
Ep #87: Olympics updates and a chat with two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach
25 mins; July 23, 2021
Ep #86: Update on the Tokyo Games and good news from the NHL
22 mins; July 20, 2021
Ep #85: Good luck banning sex at the Olympics
25 mins; July 16, 2021
Ep #84: Stephen A. Smith needs to Stephen A. Stop
28 mins; July 13, 2021
Ep #83: A COVID-safe sports buffet
25 mins; July 09, 2021
Ep #82: What to know about the explosive fallout at ESPN
26 mins; July 06, 2021
Ep #81: Abuse and inaction in the NBA and the NHL
27 mins; June 29, 2021
Ep #80: Carl Nassib and coming out in the sports world
18 mins; June 25, 2021
Ep #79: An Olympic update: COVID-19, the first openly trans athlete, Caster Semenya status
27 mins; June 22, 2021
Ep #78: Everything you need to know about the WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup
21 mins; June 18, 2021
Ep #77: How much is too much coverage? Catastrophic moments in sports
26 mins; June 15, 2021
Ep #76: Aaron Rodgers and the Packers saga explained
20 mins; June 11, 2021
Ep #75: Racism and homophobia in the world’s most global game
21 mins; June 08, 2021
Ep #74: The NFL’s “race norming” explained
22 mins; June 04, 2021
Ep #73: Media boycotts and mental health
28 mins; June 01, 2021
Ep #72: Body shaming in sports
25 mins; May 26, 2021
Ep #71: Pregnancy is not an injury - the Mandy Bujold case
27 mins; May 19, 2021
Ep #70: WNBA and NWSL and NHL Playoffs, oh my!
32 mins; May 12, 2021
Ep#69: Caitlyn Jenner needs to take a step back
26 mins; May 05, 2021
Ep #68: The Simone Biles effect and the Women’s World Hockey Championship aftermath
25 mins; April 28, 2021
Ep #67: How the European Super League totally forgot about women’s soccer
31 mins; April 21, 2021
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